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Doolittle Raid on Tokyo	-874400400		http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid	The Doolittle Raid - sometimes referred to as the Tokyo Raid - was the USA’s first air raid on the Japanese Home Islands during WWII. Although it did not produce a significant victory, it is an important event from the war because it boosted the US’s public morale.	file://localhost/var/folders/cb/n72yvx710xg1m1z6pb5yxy100000gp/T/BDT_UnsavedMedia/image-15.png			0.733384 0.808024 0.905413 1	DATE_FORMAT: 7 0 0
Japan Invades Manchuria	-1208248200		http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/IJA_troops_enter_Mukden.jpg/300px-IJA_troops_enter_Mukden.jpg	Japan invaded Manchuria because they needed raw materials. They purposely destroyed their own railway line, blamed China, and took over Manchuria to “resolve” the issue. This is an important event because the slow reaction of the League of Nations showed that they weren’t as powerful as before.	file://localhost/Users/nicoleson/Desktop/Asian:Pacific%20Theater.bdt3/Media/image-8-1.png			0.733384 0.808024 0.905413 1	DATE_FORMAT: 7 0 0
Tripartite Pact Signed	-923475600		http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a0/Signing_ceremony_for_the_Axis_Powers_Tripartite_Pact%3B.jpg/300px-Signing_ceremony_for_the_Axis_Powers_Tripartite_Pact%3B.jpg	Japan, Italy, and Germany signed a pact together, establishing the Axis Powers of WWII. This is an important event because it was one of the first events that kicked off the war. 	file://localhost/Users/nicoleson/Desktop/Asian:Pacific%20Theater.bdt3/Media/image-9-1.png			0.733384 0.808024 0.905413 1	DATE_FORMAT: 7 0 0
Attack on Pearl Harbor	-885805200		http://www.barefootsworld.net/graphics/pearl2.jpg	The Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This caused the US - who were supposed to be isolationist - to join the war. The attack on Pearl Harbor is important because the US was not involved in the war until this attack.	file://localhost/Users/nicoleson/Desktop/Asian:Pacific%20Theater.bdt3/Media/image-11-1.png			0.733384 0.808024 0.905413 1	DATE_FORMAT: 7 0 0
Battle of Midway	-870080400		http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/SBDs_and_Mikuma.jpg/300px-SBDs_and_Mikuma.jpg	The Battle of Midway is considered the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign in WWII. During this event, the US Navy defeated an attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The US Navy did irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet. This is a very important part of the war because it is considered the “turning point of the Pacific”	file://localhost/Users/nicoleson/Desktop/Asian:Pacific%20Theater.bdt3/Media/image-12-1.png			0.733384 0.808024 0.905413 1	DATE_FORMAT: 7 0 0
Atomic Bomb Hits Japan	-770202000		http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01371/NAGASAKI-AN_1371978c.jpg	President Truman decided to drop an atomic bomb on Japan to force them to surrender. This event is important because many people consider this the “official” end of WWII.	file://localhost/Users/nicoleson/Desktop/Asian:Pacific%20Theater.bdt3/Media/image-13-1.png			0.733384 0.808024 0.905413 1	DATE_FORMAT: 7 0 0
Hideki Tojo Becomes Prime Minister	-890125200		http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Hideki_Tojo.jpg	Hideki Tojo becomes prime minister of Japan on the 18th of October, 1941. Hideki Tojo becoming prime minister is important because he was the person who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor, which eventually led to war between Japan and the United States. He was arrested and executed after the war. 	file://localhost/Users/nicoleson/Desktop/Asian:Pacific%20Theater.bdt3/Media/image-10-1.png			0.733384 0.808024 0.905413 1	DATE_FORMAT: 7 0 0
Japan Surrenders	-769424400		http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Shigemitsu-signs-surrender.jpg/300px-Shigemitsu-signs-surrender.jpg	On August 15th 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of Japan. This was only a few days after the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This event is important because it quickly ended WWII.	file://localhost/var/folders/cb/n72yvx710xg1m1z6pb5yxy100000gp/T/BDT_UnsavedMedia/image-14.png			0.733384 0.808024 0.905413 1	DATE_FORMAT: 7 0 0
